Chords for Sting - solo performance of "Message In A Bottle" - '89
Tempo:
98.55 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
F#m
C#m
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] How are you?
Nice to be in South London.
[Am] Well, I'll tell you what.
[E] I haven't got a band.
I've only got half a voice, but who [Gm] cares?
[G#] [C#]
[A] [Bm] [G#] [A]
[B] [F#] [A] [B] [F#]
[A] [B] [A]
[Bm] Just a [F#] castaway,
[A] [E] an island [A] lost [E] at [F#] sea.
[A] [E] Another [F#m] lonely day,
[E] with no [A] one [Em] here but [Bm] [F#] me.
[A]
[E] More [F#m] loneliness [E] than any man could [F#] bear.
[E] Rescue me before I fall into [Bm] [F#m] despair.
[A] I'll [D] send an [E]
SOS [A] to the world.
[D] [E] [F#m]
I [G] hope that someone gets [F#m] my
I [G]
[F#m] hope [G] that someone gets [C#m] my
Message [A] in a bottle.
[C#m] Nice.
[A]
You [C#m] again.
[A] [C#m] Message in a bottle.
[A] [E] [C#m] [A]
[F#m] [E] Message [C#m] in a bottle.
[A] [F#m] [E] [C#m]
Message [A] in a bottle.
[Em] [F#m]
[E] [A] [B] A year [F#m] has [A] passed since I wrote my [E] note.
[Bm] [F#m] [A] I [E] [B] should have [F#] known this right from [Em] the start.
[F#] [A]
[E] Only [F#] hope can keep [E] me [A] together.
[E]
[F#m] [E] Love can mend your life, but love can break your [G#] [A] heart.
I'll [D] send an [E] SOS [A] to the world.
[D] [E] [F#m]
I [D] hope that someone [F#m] gets my
[G]
[F#m] I hope [D] that someone [C#m] gets my
Message [A] in a [C#m] bottle.
[A] Now you.
[C#m] [A] [C#m] Message in a bottle.
[A] One more.
[Em] [C#m] [A#] [B]
Message [C#m] in a bottle.
[A] [F#m] [C#m] Message in a [A] bottle.
[F#m]
[Em] [A] [B] Worked out [F#] this [E] morning.
I don't believe what [F#m] I saw.
[A] A hundred [B] billion muscles [E] [A] washed up on [B] my [F#] [A] shoulder.
Seems [B] I'm not [F#] alone [E] being [A] alone.
[B] [F#m]
[E] A hundred billion [F#m] cast away, [A] looking for a [B] home.
[A] I'll send [D] an [A] SOS to the world.
[D] [E] [F#m] I hope that [G] someone [A] gets my
I [Bm] [F#m]
hope that [G] someone gets [C#m] my
Message in [B] a [C#m] bottle.
[Bm] One more.
[C#m]
Message in a bottle.
[B]
[C#m] [F#m] Message [C#m] in a bottle.
[B] [G] [C#m] Message in a bottle.
Message in a bottle.
[F#m] [B]
[F#m] [E]
[B] [E] [B] Send an SOS.
Send an SOS. Come on.
Send an [F#m] [E] SOS.
[B]
Send [F#m] an [E] SOS.
[F#m] [A] Send an SOS.
[G]
[N]
Nice to be in South London.
[Am] Well, I'll tell you what.
[E] I haven't got a band.
I've only got half a voice, but who [Gm] cares?
[G#] [C#]
[A] [Bm] [G#] [A]
[B] [F#] [A] [B] [F#]
[A] [B] [A]
[Bm] Just a [F#] castaway,
[A] [E] an island [A] lost [E] at [F#] sea.
[A] [E] Another [F#m] lonely day,
[E] with no [A] one [Em] here but [Bm] [F#] me.
[A]
[E] More [F#m] loneliness [E] than any man could [F#] bear.
[E] Rescue me before I fall into [Bm] [F#m] despair.
[A] I'll [D] send an [E]
SOS [A] to the world.
[D] [E] [F#m]
I [G] hope that someone gets [F#m] my
I [G]
[F#m] hope [G] that someone gets [C#m] my
Message [A] in a bottle.
[C#m] Nice.
[A]
You [C#m] again.
[A] [C#m] Message in a bottle.
[A] [E] [C#m] [A]
[F#m] [E] Message [C#m] in a bottle.
[A] [F#m] [E] [C#m]
Message [A] in a bottle.
[Em] [F#m]
[E] [A] [B] A year [F#m] has [A] passed since I wrote my [E] note.
[Bm] [F#m] [A] I [E] [B] should have [F#] known this right from [Em] the start.
[F#] [A]
[E] Only [F#] hope can keep [E] me [A] together.
[E]
[F#m] [E] Love can mend your life, but love can break your [G#] [A] heart.
I'll [D] send an [E] SOS [A] to the world.
[D] [E] [F#m]
I [D] hope that someone [F#m] gets my
[G]
[F#m] I hope [D] that someone [C#m] gets my
Message [A] in a [C#m] bottle.
[A] Now you.
[C#m] [A] [C#m] Message in a bottle.
[A] One more.
[Em] [C#m] [A#] [B]
Message [C#m] in a bottle.
[A] [F#m] [C#m] Message in a [A] bottle.
[F#m]
[Em] [A] [B] Worked out [F#] this [E] morning.
I don't believe what [F#m] I saw.
[A] A hundred [B] billion muscles [E] [A] washed up on [B] my [F#] [A] shoulder.
Seems [B] I'm not [F#] alone [E] being [A] alone.
[B] [F#m]
[E] A hundred billion [F#m] cast away, [A] looking for a [B] home.
[A] I'll send [D] an [A] SOS to the world.
[D] [E] [F#m] I hope that [G] someone [A] gets my
I [Bm] [F#m]
hope that [G] someone gets [C#m] my
Message in [B] a [C#m] bottle.
[Bm] One more.
[C#m]
Message in a bottle.
[B]
[C#m] [F#m] Message [C#m] in a bottle.
[B] [G] [C#m] Message in a bottle.
Message in a bottle.
[F#m] [B]
[F#m] [E]
[B] [E] [B] Send an SOS.
Send an SOS. Come on.
Send an [F#m] [E] SOS.
[B]
Send [F#m] an [E] SOS.
[F#m] [A] Send an SOS.
[G]
[N]
Key:
A
E
F#m
C#m
B
A
E
F#m
[G] How are you?
_ _ _ _ Nice to be in South London. _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Well, I'll tell you what.
[E] I haven't got a band.
I've only got half a voice, but who [Gm] cares?
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#] _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G#] _ [A] _ _ _
[B] _ [F#] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [F#] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] Just a [F#] castaway,
[A] [E] an island [A] lost [E] at [F#] sea.
[A] _ _ [E] Another [F#m] lonely day,
[E] with no [A] one [Em] here but [Bm] [F#] me.
[A] _ _
[E] More [F#m] loneliness [E] than any man could [F#] bear.
_ [E] _ Rescue me before I fall into [Bm] [F#m] despair.
_ [A] I'll [D] send an [E]
SOS [A] to the world.
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ [F#m]
I [G] hope that someone gets [F#m] my_
I [G] _
_ [F#m] _ hope [G] that someone gets [C#m] my_
Message [A] in a bottle.
_ [C#m] _ Nice.
[A]
You [C#m] again.
_ _ [A] _ [C#m] Message in a bottle.
[A] _ _ [E] _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _
[F#m] [E] Message [C#m] in a bottle.
[A] _ [F#m] _ [E] _ [C#m]
Message [A] in a bottle.
[Em] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ [B] A year [F#m] has [A] passed since I wrote my [E] note.
[Bm] _ [F#m] [A] I [E] _ [B] should have [F#] known this right from [Em] the start.
[F#] _ [A] _ _
[E] Only [F#] hope can keep [E] me [A] together.
[E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] Love can mend your life, but love can break your [G#] [A] heart.
I'll [D] send an [E] SOS [A] to the world.
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ [F#m]
I [D] hope that someone [F#m] gets my_
_ [G] _
_ [F#m] I hope [D] that someone [C#m] gets my_
Message [A] in a [C#m] bottle.
_ [A] Now you. _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [C#m] Message in a bottle.
[A] One more.
[Em] _ [C#m] _ _ [A#] _ [B]
Message [C#m] in a bottle.
[A] _ [F#m] _ [C#m] _ Message in a [A] bottle.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [A] _ [B] Worked out [F#] this [E] morning.
I don't believe what [F#m] I saw.
[A] _ A hundred [B] billion muscles [E] [A] washed up on [B] my [F#] _ [A] shoulder.
Seems [B] I'm not [F#] alone [E] being [A] alone.
_ [B] _ [F#m] _
[E] A hundred billion [F#m] cast away, [A] looking for a [B] home.
[A] _ I'll send [D] an [A] SOS to the world.
_ [D] _ [E] _ [F#m] _ I hope that [G] someone [A] gets my_
I [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _
hope that [G] someone gets [C#m] my_
Message in [B] a [C#m] bottle.
_ _ _ [Bm] One more.
_ [C#m]
Message in a bottle.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#m] _ [F#m] Message _ [C#m] in a bottle.
_ [B] _ [G] _ [C#m] Message in a bottle.
Message in a bottle.
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] Send an SOS. _ _ _ _ _
Send an SOS. Come on. _ _
_ _ Send an [F#m] _ [E] SOS.
[B] _
_ _ _ _ Send [F#m] an [E] SOS.
[F#m] _ _ [A] Send _ _ an SOS. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Nice to be in South London. _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Well, I'll tell you what.
[E] I haven't got a band.
I've only got half a voice, but who [Gm] cares?
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#] _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G#] _ [A] _ _ _
[B] _ [F#] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [F#] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] Just a [F#] castaway,
[A] [E] an island [A] lost [E] at [F#] sea.
[A] _ _ [E] Another [F#m] lonely day,
[E] with no [A] one [Em] here but [Bm] [F#] me.
[A] _ _
[E] More [F#m] loneliness [E] than any man could [F#] bear.
_ [E] _ Rescue me before I fall into [Bm] [F#m] despair.
_ [A] I'll [D] send an [E]
SOS [A] to the world.
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ [F#m]
I [G] hope that someone gets [F#m] my_
I [G] _
_ [F#m] _ hope [G] that someone gets [C#m] my_
Message [A] in a bottle.
_ [C#m] _ Nice.
[A]
You [C#m] again.
_ _ [A] _ [C#m] Message in a bottle.
[A] _ _ [E] _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _
[F#m] [E] Message [C#m] in a bottle.
[A] _ [F#m] _ [E] _ [C#m]
Message [A] in a bottle.
[Em] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ [B] A year [F#m] has [A] passed since I wrote my [E] note.
[Bm] _ [F#m] [A] I [E] _ [B] should have [F#] known this right from [Em] the start.
[F#] _ [A] _ _
[E] Only [F#] hope can keep [E] me [A] together.
[E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] Love can mend your life, but love can break your [G#] [A] heart.
I'll [D] send an [E] SOS [A] to the world.
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ [F#m]
I [D] hope that someone [F#m] gets my_
_ [G] _
_ [F#m] I hope [D] that someone [C#m] gets my_
Message [A] in a [C#m] bottle.
_ [A] Now you. _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [C#m] Message in a bottle.
[A] One more.
[Em] _ [C#m] _ _ [A#] _ [B]
Message [C#m] in a bottle.
[A] _ [F#m] _ [C#m] _ Message in a [A] bottle.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [A] _ [B] Worked out [F#] this [E] morning.
I don't believe what [F#m] I saw.
[A] _ A hundred [B] billion muscles [E] [A] washed up on [B] my [F#] _ [A] shoulder.
Seems [B] I'm not [F#] alone [E] being [A] alone.
_ [B] _ [F#m] _
[E] A hundred billion [F#m] cast away, [A] looking for a [B] home.
[A] _ I'll send [D] an [A] SOS to the world.
_ [D] _ [E] _ [F#m] _ I hope that [G] someone [A] gets my_
I [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _
hope that [G] someone gets [C#m] my_
Message in [B] a [C#m] bottle.
_ _ _ [Bm] One more.
_ [C#m]
Message in a bottle.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#m] _ [F#m] Message _ [C#m] in a bottle.
_ [B] _ [G] _ [C#m] Message in a bottle.
Message in a bottle.
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] Send an SOS. _ _ _ _ _
Send an SOS. Come on. _ _
_ _ Send an [F#m] _ [E] SOS.
[B] _
_ _ _ _ Send [F#m] an [E] SOS.
[F#m] _ _ [A] Send _ _ an SOS. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _